Case file · Close encounter
Ron Wildman's car-stopping object, Aston Clinton
At 3:30 a.m. on 9 February 1962 Luton car-delivery driver Ron Wildman said a glowing oval with dark 'portholes' hovered over his car near Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, and his engine failed.
1962 CE · 51.80, -0.73 · status: account
The account
The object moved ahead of him at low height before rising away; the car recovered. It is an early British example of the 'vehicle interference' cases later common in UFO reports.
The sceptical view
Single witness at night after a long drive; no physical trace.